Designer Lisa Iancoco Speaks to LSU Students About Fashion Industry

BATON ROUGE – Sponsored by Hemline@LSU, Lisa Iancoco, an up-and-coming designer, spoke
to LSU students about the fashion industry on Jan. 31 in the lobby of the Human Ecology
Building.

Originally from Cincinnati and an alumna of the University of Cincinnati, Iancoco
has quickly climbed the ladder of success in the fashion world by doing well in tryouts
for “Project Runway” and holding many prestigious jobs and internships, particularly
in New York. Some of these jobs include working for American Eagle and Anthropologie,
as well as designers Betsey Johnson and Proenza Schouler. Iancoco came to Louisiana
after interning with LSU alumna Suzanne Perron. She is co-founder of NOLASewn, a garment
production factory in New Orleans, and has started her own line, “Iancoco New Orleans.”

Those in attendance included current and former Agriculture Residential College students
and faculty members of the LSU School of Human Ecology’s Division of Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising.

Hemline@LSU is a student organization for those interested in fashion. The organization
hosts trunk shows and fashion shows, and also volunteers at fashion shows such as
NOLA Fashion Week. More information on Hemline@LSU can be found on the organization’s
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/HemlineAtLSU.

For more information about the Agriculture Residential College, contact Mary Claire
Gilder, coordinator of recruitment for the LSU College of Agriculture, at maryclaire@lsu.edu.